Alaska Airlines has added discounts and VIP perks for Alaska Vacations bookings made by Alaska elite members. Based on a couple of anecdotal searches, it seems that those with lowly Silver status shouldn’t expect much, but if you have high-level Alaska status, you may see some substantial discounts over what those without status see. That said, if you have elite status through Expedia or Priceline (which isn’t terribly difficult to earn), you might be able to do substantially better in some cases. You’ll definitely want to shop around.
The Deal
- Alaska Vacations is offering discounts and VIP perks to Alaska Airlines elite members
- Direct link to this deal
Quick Thoughts
At first glance, the fact that Alaska is offering “VIP Perks” for elite members booking through Alaska Vacations may not sound like much. I always feel pretty skeptical of non-specific claims like “Save 15% or more on select stays”.
However, it turns out that there are sometimes substantial discounts on offer.
For instance, a 3-night stay at a random San Diego-area property that we compared came out to $1903 with my Alaska Silver status.
A second sample property rang in at $774.
Tim has Alaska Titanium status. He saw those same properties on the same dates for significantly less.
As you can see, the first property showed a discount of 22% that resulted in savings of more than $300 over the price that I saw. The second property showed a 15% discount that would have saved more than $100 over the price I saw with Alaska Silver status. Either way, the savings could potentially be significant.
That said, you’ll want to shop around. I later spot-checked the Conrad Las Vegas because it was showing a 25% discount with my Alaska Silver status for a total price of $918 from March 27-30, 2026 (the sample dates that Alaska showed on my home page).
Clicking through to the details, I saw that the $918 price included both a “$25 beverage credit” and a “$100 food & beverage credit”.
That seemed pretty good, though I quickly discovered that it wasn’t the best I could do.
I have Expedia OneKey Silver status by virtue of having made a few Hotels.com bookings last year (silver status requires 5 “trip elements”, like 2 nights of hotel and 3 days of car rental, etc). Since Expedia powers the Alaska Vacations booking platform, I thought perhaps I could access a discount at the same property through Expedia. I found that having the first level of OneKey status is a better deal than having the first level of Alaska Airlines status.
That total price of $869 includes the same $125 in credits, and it would earn $30 in OneKey Cash, making for a significantly better deal through Expedia with OneKey Silver status over booking through Alaska Vacations with Alaska Silver status.
I also have Priceline VIP Gold status thanks to having booked 5 or more trips through Priceline last year, all of which were car rentals I’d booked after finding deals through Autoslash.com and/or by stacking with great portal rates from Capital One Shopping. Since Priceline VIP Gold status is one below top-tier VIP Titanium status, I wondered if I might be able to score an even better deal there.
The initial search results with Priceline VIP Gold status made it look like a wildly better deal at $563 for the same 3 nights.
However, unlike Alaska and Expedia, Priceline did not include all taxes & fees in that display price, so the deal wasn’t quite as good as it initially appeared. However, it still came out to a significantly better deal at $636.87 all-in, and it still included a $150 beverage credit (presumably good for both food and beverage, but I’m not positive).
For what it’s worth, the same property booked through Amex’s The Hotel Collection comes in at $774 with a $100 property credit, so the Priceline deal is significantly better than booking via Amex for the same dates, but Amex is significantly better than the Expedia Silver deal or Alaska Atmos Silver status through Alaska Vacations.
The key point here is that while Alaska elite status may offer some opportunities for discounts and/or VIP perks, you’ll really want to shop around before booking to be sure that you’re getting the best deal possible. The side takeaway for me is that I should probably check Priceline more often, as my Gold status might unlock some notably good deals. Priceline also turned out to offer the best deal on the San Diego properties noted above, though prices had changed a bit before I thought to check Priceline.
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Have you considered adding HotelSlash to the list of sites you check? The Conrad Las Vegas is currently priced at $602 all-in on HotelSlash for March 27-30.